November Meeting
“The Forecast Calls for Cumulus…”
Monday, November 10th 2008
Refreshments 6:30 PM Meeting 7:30 PM
Please thank our dinner sponsors:
ADC - Mr. George Wicker
Canon USA - Mr. Jim Dobbins
Panasonic - Mr. Jimmy McGinnis
Thomson Grass Valley - Mr. TJ Scott
Presented by: Mr. Ross Kalber, Vice-President of Broadcast Engineering & IT Operations
The Weather Channel Networks
Join us as we travel to The Weather Channel for a look at their new HD studio facility, technical center, and supporting infrastructure costing close to $40 million dollars. Featured will be “Cumulus” – a new media management system consisting Fibre Channel-linked editors, Apple Xsans, and Apple Xserver technology. This infrastructure enables desktop browsing, air playout from the edit suites, and in the future, an integrated archive system. NOTE: Prior security clearance required for admittance at The Weather Channel. Please sign up here.
Our speaker, Mr. Ross Kalber is responsible for broadcast systems design and integration services, broadcast system maintenance, satellite/fiber and radio frequency transmission, reception systems, and cable/telecom/DBS technical support. In addition his responsibilities also include all enterprise IT operations which consists of database support, system backup, telecom and networking, and server and platform support for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Mr. Kalber is also an active member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers and CablePAC, and serves on the Technology Advisory Council for Motorola.
Take 285 Westbound to I-75N. Exit at Windy Hill and, from the right lane of the ramp, make a hard 180 degree right turn onto Interstate North Parkway as you approach Windy Hill. Weather Channel is about 2 miles on the right, on the outside corner of the hard left curve.
Please bring a colleague for this very unique meeting!
Congratulations Rick !
Join us as we congratulate Mr. Rick Ackermans on being selected as a SMPTE Fellow. To be selected is
both a privilege and an honor and comes from both engineering proficiency and going above and
beyond
in support of the Organization. We salute you, Rick, on this unique and memorable honor,
and we thank
you for your service as Regional Governor and for your service on the Engineering Committees.
October Meeting
Tape, Disc, and Flash Technology: At the Forefront of Acquisition
Our thanks to Mr. Wayne Desmond, National Training Manager, with Sony's Media and Application Solutions for his
presentation and to Mr. Paul Hogan & Mr. Tracy Kay, local Sony Account Managers, for providing the evening's barbecue.
More information on Sony can be found here.
Future SMPTE Meetings (Tentative):
December - Annual Holiday Get-Together with AES & SBE (Note - SMPTE, AES, & SBE Members Only)
What better time to join SMPTE? Your membership lasts for a year from when you join plus you
receive the world-class SMPTE Journal. Not to mention that the door prize you could win at
the Holiday Party could be worth much more than the cost of the dues! And the food
last year was outstanding.
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